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Egyptian teams stand out at ATU Triathlon
Egyptian teams scored a number of victories at the 2016 ATU Triathlon African Cup & Pan Arab Championships, organised by Alameda Triathlons and the Arab Triathlon Confederation, which concluded its events in Sharm El-Sheikh on 2 April. A triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving swimming, cycling and running. The sport is included as an Olympian sport. The sport is performed both individually …
Real Madrid claim unexpected win over Barcelona with late Ronaldo goal
Despite many predicting a Barcelona win, late goals from Benzema and Ronaldo claimed all three points for Real Madrid. Barcelona’s lead at the top of the table has now been cut to six points.
Heliopolis Sporting Club celebrates the 2016 National Squash Championship
Heliopolis Sporting Club (HSC) held a press conference on Thursday to announce the 2016 National Squash Championship, which began on Friday. The five-day championship includes more than 800 players that will play on seven courts that were prepared for the championship. Ahmed Ragheb, head of the championship’s organisation committee and HSC board member, expressed that the …
Egyptian national youth hockey team wins 2016 African Hockey Championship
Qualifying for the final match in Namibia means Egypt’s team has qualified for the 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, to be held this December in India.
El-Shorbagy seizes title in 2016 Allam British Open
Egyptian Mohamed El-Shorbagy seized the title in the 2016 Allam British Open Squash Championship final after defeating his compatriot Ramy Ashour with scores of 11-25, 11-5, 11-9 and a final score of 3-0. This is the second consecutive win for El-Shorbagy in the Allam British Open Squash Championship. Ashour, on the other hand, was the …
Egyptian players are main attraction at 2016 Allam British Open Squash Championship
El-Shorbagy made it to the finals after defeating his compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad with scores of 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 and a final score of 3-0
Egyptian gymnasts stand out in 2016 African Gymnastics Championships
The 2016 African Gymnastics Championships concluded its events with an impressive array of victories for Egyptian gymnasts at the 13th edition of the championship which was held in Algeria.
3 Egyptians qualify for semi-finals in Allam British Open Squash Championship
The Egyptians—Mohamed El-Shorbagy, Karim Abdel Gawad and Ramy Ashour—qualified for the semi-finals in the 2016 Allam British Open Squash Championship, currently underway in Hull, England.
5 Egyptian champions reach 2016 Allam British Open Squash quarterfinals
Egyptians squash players Ali Farag and Ramy Ashour have made it to the 2016 Allam British Open Squash Championship quarterfinals, surprising spectators by beating the odds against higher-ranked players. Farag and Ashour will compete against each other in the next round. Egyptian players Mohamed El-Shorbagy, his brother Marwan El-Shorbagy, and Karim Abdel Gawad, have also …
Ali Farag and Ramy Ashour stand out in 2016 Allam British Squash Open
The 2016 Allam British Open Squash Championship is currently underway in Hull, England, where Egyptian champions Ali Farag, ranked fourteenth internationally, and Ramy Ashour, ranked fifth internationally, have made it to the quarterfinals. Farag surprised spectators by beating English squash player Nicholas Matthew, ranked third internationally, with scores of 4-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4 and …
Egypt’s water polo teams have potential to advance, suffer lack of funding: Touny
The head of the water polo division in Egypt speaks to Daily News Egypt about the challenges and victories of the sport
Meet Gantan El-Askary, the first woman to represent Egypt in international snooker championships
El-Askary, 26, started playing billiards at age nine, then began playing snooker when she was 20. What drew her to snooker was that, while billiards is simply a “pocket the ball and score” game, snooker is far more strategic, which is why El-Askary decided to play
Djokovic wins 2016 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament
Djokovic, ranked first internationally, managed to reach the finals after defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal, ranked fifth internationally, in the semi-finals, with scores of 7-6 and 6-2
Belgium re-arrange friendly game after attacks
Belgium’s friendly match with Portugal, originally scheduled to be played in Brussels on March 29, has been moved to the Portuguese city of Leiria following the attacks on the Belgian capital.
Opinion: This relegation is on Martin Kind
Following their latest defeat, Hannover 96 are all but certain to be relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of this season. It is all the club president’s fault, writes DW’s Tobias Oelmaier.
Egyptian archery champion Hala El-Gibily qualifies for 2016 Olympics
Also in the women’s individual compound competition, Egyptian Nancy El-Gibily won the bronze medal, while the gold medal went to Namibian Beanta Viviers
Djokovic proceeds to finals in 2016 BNP Paribas Open after beating Nadal
The 2016 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, held in California, is almost at an end. Yesterday the two world champions, Serbian Novak Djokovic, ranked first internationally, and Spanish Rafael Nadal, ranked fifth internationally, played against each other. Djokovic came out on top, with scores of 7-6 and 6-2. In the other semi-final match, Canadian Milos …
Vettel starts strong, Rosberg and Hamilton reclaim F1 season-opener
Sebastian Vettel leapt off the line into the lead, while the Mercedes faltered at Melbourne’s Australian Grand Prix. But Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton recovered to finish first and second, followed by Vettel’s Ferrari.
16 athletes pass 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
Aruba qualified for the first time for the Olympics in taekwondo with female player Monica Pimentel
Egyptian archery champion qualifies for 2016 Summer Olympics
As for the women’s individual re-curve competition, Egyptians Reem Mansour and Hania Fouda, came in second and third place, respectively. First place went to Kenya’s Shehzana Anwar
New F1 qualifying format at Melbourne Grand Prix falls flat
The aim of the new Formula One qualifying rules was to create an exciting shootout finish. But the result was anything but, as cars were back in their garage before time expired.
China’s Wanda new FIFA top sponsor
FIFA announced a new sponsorship deal with China’s Wanda Group, in a win for the newly elected president of world football’s governing body. The 14-year deal will give the Chinese top sponsorship rights.
Champions League: Barcelona cruise past helpless Arsenal
Barcelona strolled to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after beating Arsenal 5-1 on aggregate. Goals from Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi cancelled out a consolation from Mohamed Elneny.
Manuel Neuer: Bayern Munich didn’t need Juventus win to know how good we are
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is convinced his team always believed they could get past Juventus. Even after going two goals down in Wednesday’s Champions League clash.
Four Egyptian table tennis players qualify for 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
In the African Games, held from 5 to 19 September in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, Dina Meshref and Omar Assar won gold in the women’s singles and the men’s singles, respectively
FIFA makes bold claim for corruption damages
New FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not long been in the job, but he has already got plenty on his plate. That has not stopped him from trying to clean up the mess, though.
Champions League: Manchester City, Atletico Madrid advance to quarterfinals
Though they lost both center backs in the first half, Manchester City kept Dynamo Kyiv from ruining their first-leg result. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid end up victors in a scoreless affair with PSV Eindhoven.
World Anti-Doping Agency will retest doping samples from the 2008, 2012 Olympics
The WADA will re-test samples from the two previous Summer Olympics to make sure no cheaters compete this year. They will use advancements in testing technology to weed out offenders.
Egypt’s Karim El-Zoughby qualifies for 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
This is not his first time participating in the Olympic Games; he competed in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics as well as in the 2012 London’s Summer Olympics
Egyptian fencer Alaa El-Din Aboul Kassem wins silver at 2016 Grand Prix
Gold went to British fencer Richard Kruse who scored 48 points